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100 1 _aMitchell, Donald Grant,
_d1822-1908
245 1 0 _aReveries of a Bachelor; or, A Book of the Heart
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2020
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aWikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reveries_of_a_Bachelor
500 _aRelease date is 2020-08-02
508 _aE-text prepared by Tim Lindell, Barry Abrahamsen, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org)
520 _a"Reveries of a Bachelor; or, A Book of the Heart" by Donald Grant Mitchell is a collection of reflective essays written in the mid-19th century. The book explores the thoughts and feelings of a bachelor contemplating life, love, and marriage, capturing the introspective and often whimsical nature of bachelorhood. Through its various reveries, it delves into the contrasts between solitude, companionship, and the bittersweet reality of desire, particularly through the lens of the unnamed bachelor reflecting on his experiences and musings. The opening of the book introduces us to the bachelor at his quaint farmhouse, where he finds solace by a roaring fire. Through rich and expressive language, he leads us into a deep reverie sparked by the comforting glow of the flames, which prompts him to contemplate marriage and its implications. He grapples with doubt and fear regarding the commitment of marriage, exploring the potential joys and sorrows that accompany such a life-altering decision. Moving through a series of thoughts, he wrestles with the balance of independence versus the desire for love, drawing readers into his intimate and often humorous introspections. As his thoughts shift from uncertainty to cheerfulness, and finally to the shadows of desolation, the bachelor reveals the complexities and paradoxes of the human experience, setting the tone for the rest of this reflective journey. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aAmerican essays -- 19th century
700 1 _aAshe, E. M.
_q(Edmund Marion),
_d1867-1941
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/62823
999 _c103647
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